Consumption pattern

This group of indicators shows the food choices made by Flemish households: are they balanced? Are they low-impact? How much leftover food is thrown away?

Indicators

41.3% plant-based

Protein consumption

This indicator shows the ratio of plant and animal protein sources in the Flemish people's consumption pattern.

34 kg/cap.

Household food waste

This indicator measures food loss in Flemish households.

25.5

BMI evolution

This indicator illustrates the evolution of the average Body Mass Index (BMI) of adults in Flanders.

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Use of input

This group of indicators shows the amount of resources (water, soil, fertilisers, energy…) our primary food production (agriculture) uses.

Loss of input

This group of indicators shows how much and which resources from primary food production (agriculture) ‘leak’ into the environs.

Footprint

This set of indicators gives a picture of the pressures on our environment caused by our food production and...

Waste

This group of indicators shows the food losses and residual flows and packaging waste, and how these are recovered.